Talk:Vintage clothing

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Definition of Vintage Clothing
I appreciate that there are a variety of opinions about the cut off dates for "vintage clothing" and it is for this reason that I have written the words "opinions vary" under this section. I hope that since I have added a published citation (a book) for the definition used, that users consider carefully before changing it again, or if they do so, please cite a reputable source. Thank you. --Nicole A. Jenkins (talk) 07:20, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

Fedora Lounge Link
Why does the link for the Fedora Lounge keep getting removed ? I think it's by the same person too. The Fedora Lounge a great place for information on vintage clothing. --AirLiner 01:05, 7 October 2006 (UTC)

Hi there - I don't know who may be deleting your link - you have a great site!

Apparently linking to forums is against the rules and it was removed recently by a more responsible editor. Oh well. It was a good site but I'm still sure the original person to remove the link wasn't doing it to improve wikipedia. --AirLiner 02:07, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

Is it ok if I put a link here?

Needs cleanup
There's quite a bit that needs to be changed. Some good info here, but there are no citations where there need to be, e.g. about socio-cultural perspectives, recent trends, women's sizes changing, etc. There's a few instances of weasel phrasing e.g. 'many sellers of vintage clothing consider...'. Apart from the problematic phrasing there, it's also questionable that 'sellers of vintage clothing' are a reasonable source to create a definition.

A link at the end needs to be in a links category or as a reference if it's the source for some info in the article. The particular link currently there is not Wiki-suitable, it's simply opinion and advice, with no real factual information or insight of any substance.

Overall, it's not very encyclopedic in tone, and needs quite a substantial rewrite. Spikedcandy 16:48, 13 November 2007 (UTC)

Summary, Definition, Retail Market and History
I made a summary for the top of the page. I added another definition, more about the history and environmental part of vintage clothing. I changed the price sentence into information I found and a source. Kristafranzese (talk) 18:45, 2 August 2017 (UTC)Kristafranzese

Video
This college newspaper from Nebraska made a YouTube video of two of college age women shopping for vintage clothing and published it under a free license. I'm of two minds on including it in the article since it's maybe too one sided? 1Veertje (talk) 10:03, 9 November 2018 (UTC)

decade-old problems
First, the definition got expanded/clarified/stabilized. Good it was mentioned that "vintage" (amongst serious collectors) generally means "at least twenty years old," but ought be explained as well that "antique" is "at least a century old." This could be expanded, as well the thought that in the popular imagination (oxymoron though THAT is) "vintage" often just means "not recent."

Throughout are examples of POOR grammar. Overall, it reads like someone's Anth 1-01 essay, with enthusiasm standing in for both research and logic.

In Definition, I've cut an unsourced "opinions vary" claim, apparently intended to somehow protect a whole bunch of unsourced claims.

The History section launched a peculiar notion: that clothing was not patched and hand-me-downs didn't exist before the U.S. government imposed it as part of The Great War, and patchwork quilts were then invented. As well, it implied that (likely due to the rise of industrialized manufacture) hand-made clothing had become somewhat a novelty. The nonsense is piled so wide and deep that most of this section should simply be removed, but I've chiseled off some of the rougher spots.

Having glanced at the articles cited to support the list of "famous women in old weeds," I don't agree they support the list, and IME they don't back the foregoing claims. I've blanked this for now, but it's at risk. Weeb Dingle (talk) 15:50, 24 March 2019 (UTC)

Wow, History is even worse than I'd thought, trying to sneak from the frugality of previous generations to "demand for reduce [sic] high-end name brands" — as the latter has NOTHING to do with VINTAGE, it's gone now. Then, it swings into ranting about the wonders of Fashion — cut, being non sequitur. Weeb Dingle (talk) 16:05, 24 March 2019 (UTC)